"Tell me and I forget. Teach me and I remember. Involve me and I learn."

- Benjamin Franklin

Virginia “Ginger” Herrman is steeped in DI experience.  She has spent more than 10 years as a DI Coordinator at Park Elementary School.  She was involved with the initial implementation of DI at Park Elementary and became a coach the first year.  Two years later she became the building wide coordinator.  She has been a teacher in Great Bend, Kansas for over 20 years, including over 12 years as an ESL Teacher.  Ginger has a B.S in Elementary Education K-9 from Newman University and an M.S. of Science from Kansas State University.    She also has an ESL Endorsement from Fort Hays University.  Ginger has served as a mentor teacher for new teachers through a District Mentoring program.  She has also presented In-Service to Elementary and District teachers on curriculum day.

Ginger has been a DI trainer for more than a decade with NIFDI.  She has trained in Georgia, South and North Carolina, Nebraska, Kansas, New York, Connecticut, New Jersey, Texas and Guam.  She has also presented a training session at the Annual National Direct Instruction conference.  She has been an Implementation Manager for a Nebraska school and San Antonio, Texas.  She currently is an Implementation Manager for 2 IDEA schools in the Texas Rio Grande Valley.